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Date November 2017 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 17N.3.sl.TZ0.b
Level sl Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
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17N.3.sl.TZ0.b

In the 20th Century, both fission and fusion were considered as sources of energy but fusion was economically and technically unattainable.

The amount of 228Ac in a sample decreases to one eighth ( 1 8 ) of its original value in about 18 hours due to β-decay. Estimate the half-life of 228Ac.

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